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Candy clouds with this DIY cotton candy machine😋!!

Forget a swim-up snack bar. This summer, Airheads is bringing its candy poolside with a completely submerged underwater vending machine. The candy company is debuting what it calls a ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Emily Harpel, a cotton candy maker and small business owner based in Ohio. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I was ...